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LEXINGTON, Ky. - UNC swept Lipscomb 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-18)
Saturday to close out play at the Kentucky Classic. Freshman Paige Neunfeldt
had ten kills and contributed nine of UNC's 15 team blocks, as Carolina cruised
past Lipscomb in their second match of the day.

"With this kind of weekend, and playing back-to-back as we
did, I thought this was a really good win for us against a really good Lipscomb
team," head coach Joe Sagula said. "It was
a really feisty game against a really successful program, and I had a lot of
respect for how well they played. They took Kentucky to five earlier today, so
we knew they were going to be a tough battle, but I think for us tonight,
everything just came together really well."

"Our serving was phenomenal, our passing was great, and our
blocking was too- Chaniel Nelson was like a blocking clinic out there. For us to
win 3-0 in a match against a very respectable team like this, everything had to
fall right for us, but we did it because we earned it."

"I was really happy with the focus of our team throughout
the match and that we really never let up at any point. In the third set,
Lipscomb made a run but we still kept our composure and our focus, which we
really didn't see last night. I think we've really matured throughout the
weekend, and we've gained some confidence in where we can be. A lot of our
goals are still very attainable throughout the year."

"Emily McGee was phenomenal all weekend, as was Tia Gaffen. I
told the team we had a number of players who rebounded from playing at a
certain level last night to a significantly higher level today. Ece Taner was
phenomenal and really stepped in to absorb the role of the libero. Kayla Berringer also had a huge improvement, Chaniel Nelson was a major factor out
there, and Paige Neuenfeldt really stepped up to give us some dynamics," Sagula said.

Carolina started out the match strong, taking the first set
25-11. The Tar Heels dominated the second-half of the set, closing out on an
11-point run behind a rolling offensive effort, and logging a .333 attack
percentage over Lipscomb's -.074 in the first frame. Senior Cora Harms had
seven assists and four digs for UNC, and junior Kayla Berringer added four
kills.

The Tar Heels kept up their rhythm through the second set,
winning 25-18. Schnabl and Harms combined for 11 assists, while McGee
recorded four kills. Taner had four digs to lead the Tar Heel defense, which
tallied five team blocks behind Neuenfeldt and senior Heather Henry.

Carolina jumped out to an early 8-0 lead in the third set,
but the Lady Bison climbed back to reduce the gap to 17-13. Behind six assists from Harms, plus three
blocks and four kills by Neuenfeldt, the Tar Heels finished out the set on an
8-5 roll to close down Lipscomb for the win. Carolina recorded a .234 attack
percentage for the match while holding Lipscomb to just -.028.

McGee and Taner were named to the Kentucky Classic All-Tournament team, along with Kentucky's Lauren O'Conner, Christine Hartmann and Alexandra Morgan; Janisa Johnson of Long Beach State; and Lauren Ford of Lipscomb.

"I think we're really becoming comfortable with who we are
as a team," Sagula said. "I feel really good with how we're finishing up the
weekend, which will help us work really focused this week to prepare for next
weekend's tournament."

The Tar Heels will travel to Davis, Calif., next weekend for
the UC Davis Tournament, where they will face Santa Clara on Friday, Aug. 31,
and Utah and UC Davis on Saturday, Sept. 1.